The main spring of the alarm clock is broken.

闹钟的簧断了。

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By the spring of last year, both sides realised that their partnership was broken.

去年春天，双方都意识到他们的合作关系已经破裂。

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And if you hurt yourself, billions more cells spring up to repair broken blood vessels and make new skin, muscle or even bone.

一旦受伤，超过十亿数量的细胞就会冒出来，修复受损的血管，生成新的皮肤、肌肉乃至骨骼。

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One day when Doris was five or sixth months along and spring had broken out on the street, Blondy ran into her alone as she returned, waddling slightly, from the Korean market.

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It was then used for three years non-stop, before being consigned to a box for a decade and yet, if you excuse some lint that refuses to come off, some dents in the bodywork and the now geriatric slide of the keyboard cover with its broken spring, it's nearly fully functional.

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The 38-year-old Jeter still hasn't played in a spring game while rehabbing from his broken ankle in the AL championship series sweep by Detroit.

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